Gen Y Chronicles Podcast
GenYChron Ep. 0026 – The forgotten meaning behind self-sacrifice
Show summary
We discuss “RULE 7 / Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient)”, from Jordan B. Peterson’s best-selling book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. In this episode, we examine self-sacrifice, the dangers of expediency and a hypothesis about why evil exists.
Show notes
2:00 - Viewing the Biblical stories through a psychological lens
2:47 - Understanding sacrifice in a new way
3:18 - What does “expedient” mean?
6:37 - What happens when your sacrifice is rejected?
9:10 - Sharing with your future self
10:40 - “…the world is revealed to you through the template of your values.”
12:28 - Is it OK to bring a child into a world full of danger and suffering?
18:59 - Why does evil exist?
22:09 - Is lying actually expedient?
25:03 - Little lies are the seeds of totalitarian regimes